Hi David, Each filter is designed to filter a certain volume of oil and sizes are determined by engine capacity and horsepower. Single filters use 1 filter roll, doubles use 2, and trebles use 3. The filter roll is contained and restrained in a can, which slides onto a shaft pipe, sealed top and bottom with a nitrile rubber seal, with each can being separated from one another by something like 5/8'. The only way out for the oil is through the filter, back up through a central shaft complete with top flange (boss) that is fitted into the core to the top of each filter roll height and then out through the shaft pipe. Each filter roll filters a certain volume of oil independently thus maximising the volume of oil that each filter can handle unlike what would happen if each filter roll was stacked on top of one another and all the oil had to go from one end to the other ( possibly what you have visualised and the reason for your question). Hope this explains it. B.r., David
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